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Man critically injured in shooting found in Ypsilanti parking lot
YPSILANTI, MI – A man who had been recently shot was found lying in an Ypsilanti parking lot on Sunday. Police were called around 10 p.m. Sunday, April 21, to the 800 block of Hilyard Robinson Way, off First Avenue, for a report of shots being heard in the area, according to Derrick Jackson, spokesperson for the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. When police arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the torso on the ground.
Township says no to development with hotel, office space and retail near Ann Arbor
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - Developers may have to go back to the drawing board when it comes to a proposed project for a new hotel, offices and a retail building near a busy intersection outside Ann Arbor. Scio Township leaders cast a split vote to deny a zoning permit for...
Humane Society of Huron Valley to offer free vaccines to Washtenaw County pets in May
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Pets owned by low-income families, seniors and residents facing homelessness or financial hardship can get free vaccinations during the Humane Society of Huron Valley’s “Friends for Life” event on Saturday, May 4. The vaccine clinic will run from 10 a.m. to 4...
‘Tickle the ivories:’ Student-decorated public pianos coming to Ann Arbor this summer
ANN ARBOR, MI - Algae weaving past pink starfish on the ocean floor. Stars sprinkling a celestial sky. The maize and blue of past University of Michigan champions. These designs splatter across three ornate pianos decorated by University of Michigan students. And those strolling through Ann Arbor this summer will bump into these instruments and become pianists, if they wish.
‘It was meant to be:’ Pinball Pete’s will live on at new Ann Arbor location
ANN ARBOR, MI -- Bright neon signs, arcade games and the legacy of Pinball Pete’s won’t be disappearing from the Ann Arbor landscape any time soon. Ted Arnold, co-owner of the iconic arcade, has confirmed he’s signed a 20-year-lease at 500 E. Liberty St. in the Carver-Gunn Building, with the help of Colliers International Ann Arbor. It will keep the business alive, he said, despite plans to demolish Pinball Pete’s current home.
Take a wine walk, catch a comedy show and other fun things this weekend in Washtenaw County
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Wine, laughs and filmmaking will fill the last weekend of April in Washtenaw County. Here are details about events happening from Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we...
Fake postal worker indicted on federal charges of stealing mail, bank fraud
ANN ARBOR, MI – The case against man accused of dressing up as a mailman and stealing mail from a drop box in Ann Arbor is continuing in federal court. Calvin James Riles Jr. was federally indicted by a grand jury April 18 in U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan on three felony counts accusing him of conspiring to steal mail while fraudulently dressed as a postal worker for the purposes of committing bank fraud, court records show.
Crash blocks all westbound I-94 lanes near Ypsilanti
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - A Wednesday crash blocked all lanes of westbound I-94 near Ypsilanti during rush hour. The crash occurred near the Willow Run Airport Exit 186, blocking all westbound lanes, according to a Michigan Department of Transportation alert at 3:59 p.m., April 24. Police advise drivers to avoid...
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